Regina v Reade and others: CACD 15 Oct 1993

Police officers were prosecuted following the release of those convicted of the Birmingham bombing and Garland J granted a stay of the criminal proceedings against those officers, pointing out that publicity, although a powerful factor, did not stand alone. The judge said that prejudice engendered by publicity is usually local and temporary, but if the impossibility of having a fair trial becomes national and continuing then there is ‘quite literally, nowhere to go’.

Judges:

Garland J

Citations:

Unreported, 15 October 1993

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Stone CACD 14-Feb-2001
The defendant appealed against his conviction in 1998 of murder based on a confession said to have been made to a fellow prisoner on remand. A witness supporting that confession said after the trial that he had lied under police pressure. The appeal . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.441580